Another definition: In Break even analysis (accounting), margin of safety is how much output or sales level can fall before a business reaches its breakeven point.

The lower breakeven point has also opened new suburban niches in areas where other McDonald's and plenty of competitors are just a short drive away.

The breakeven point is reached when revenue equals all business costs.

To calculate your breakeven point, you will need to identify your fixed and variable costs.

The formula for determining your breakeven point requires no more than simple arithmetic.

Poor people usually fall below that breakeven point.

The savings, he added, help to buffer Home Depot in a downturn simply by lowering the company's breakeven point.

Anything less than 30p which pushes home residential breakeven point to 14 or more years when the average length of time in a house is 8.

"Let me get the place fifty per cent full-- that's my breakeven point-- then I'll rent to your client."

However, the improvement gained for the cost incurred would mean a financial breakeven point of several thousand miles.